Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...> wrote: > > Can a dead person sit in a chair? > > Can a dead person do anything? > > > What about a fish? > > Do you think a fish.....or a worm .....can sit in a chair? > > > Can a rock.....sit in a chair? > this way lies madness. the clever ones teach this kind of madness and make others go mad. they themselves have a cushy life. there was a greek philosopher who taught life was so bad it not worth living. he taught people to commit suicide. many did. he lived a good life himself. so someone asked him, " if life is so pathetic, why you don't commit suicide ? " he said " if i commit suicide, who will teach these young people the way out of this pathetic life? " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Nisargadatta , " hemantbhai100 " <hemantbhai100@h...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...> wrote: > > > > > Can a dead person sit in a chair? > > > > Can a dead person do anything? > > > > > > What about a fish? > > > > Do you think a fish.....or a worm .....can sit in a chair? > > > > > > Can a rock.....sit in a chair? > > > > this way lies madness. > > the clever ones teach this kind of madness and make others go mad. > they themselves have a cushy life. > > > there was a greek philosopher who taught life was so bad it not worth > living. he taught people to commit suicide. many did. he lived a good > life himself. > > so someone asked him, " if life is so pathetic, why you don't commit > suicide ? " > > he said " if i commit suicide, who will teach these young people the > way out of this pathetic life? " The thesis assumes the autonomy of the characters spoken of. Picture the philosopher.....the young people......and the one commenting as characters in a play......machines following a script. and see if the dynamic changes. When one is on stage.....it is very difficult to be in the audience. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " hemantbhai100 " <hemantbhai100@h...> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...> wrote: > > > > > > > > Can a dead person sit in a chair? > > > > > > Can a dead person do anything? > > > > > > > > > What about a fish? > > > > > > Do you think a fish.....or a worm .....can sit in a chair? > > > > > > > > > Can a rock.....sit in a chair? > > > > > > > this way lies madness. > > > > the clever ones teach this kind of madness and make others go mad. > > they themselves have a cushy life. > > > > > > there was a greek philosopher who taught life was so bad it not worth > > living. he taught people to commit suicide. many did. he lived a good > > life himself. > > > > so someone asked him, " if life is so pathetic, why you don't commit > > suicide ? " > > > > he said " if i commit suicide, who will teach these young people the > > way out of this pathetic life? " > > > > > The thesis assumes the autonomy of the characters spoken of. > > Picture the philosopher.....the young people......and the one commenting as characters in a play......machines following a script. > > and see if the dynamic changes. > > > > When one is on stage.....it is very difficult to be in the audience. > this way lies madness. you can never deny your free will. deny it and you have expressed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Nisargadatta , " hemantbhai100 " <hemantbhai100@h...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...> wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " hemantbhai100 " > <hemantbhai100@h...> wrote: > > > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Can a dead person sit in a chair? > > > > > > > > Can a dead person do anything? > > > > > > > > > > > > What about a fish? > > > > > > > > Do you think a fish.....or a worm .....can sit in a chair? > > > > > > > > > > > > Can a rock.....sit in a chair? > > > > > > > > > > this way lies madness. > > > > > > the clever ones teach this kind of madness and make others go mad. > > > they themselves have a cushy life. > > > > > > > > > there was a greek philosopher who taught life was so bad it not worth > > > living. he taught people to commit suicide. many did. he lived a good > > > life himself. > > > > > > so someone asked him, " if life is so pathetic, why you don't commit > > > suicide ? " > > > > > > he said " if i commit suicide, who will teach these young people the > > > way out of this pathetic life? " > > > > > > > > > > The thesis assumes the autonomy of the characters spoken of. > > > > Picture the philosopher.....the young people......and the one > commenting as characters in a play......machines following a script. > > > > and see if the dynamic changes. > > > > > > > > When one is on stage.....it is very difficult to be in the audience. > > > > this way lies madness. > > you can never deny your free will. deny it and you have expressed it. 'You' are madness itself. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...> wrote: > > 'You' are madness itself. > i just hope for your sake that you are the salesman and not the patron of this merchandise .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Nisargadatta , " hemantbhai100 " <hemantbhai100@h...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...> wrote: > > > > > 'You' are madness itself. > > > > i just hope for your sake that you are the salesman and not the patron > of this merchandise .... There is a belief that there is an entity ......who hopes. THAT is .......insanity. toombaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 Nisargadatta , " toombaru2004 " <cptc@w...> wrote: > > There is a belief that there is an entity ......who hopes. > > THAT is .......insanity. > have you ever thought of seeing a shrink ? or rather, have you (which is a fantasy you, of course) who is reading this message (which is not really a message, because there is no message, no computer, no monitor, no eyes), ever thought (in a no-thought) in an illusion, of seeing an illusory shrink (who is also insane, of course)? all in a dream of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.